Amazon.com, Inc. — $134,523 OFAC penalty
OFAC published a $134,523 civil penalty against Amazon.com, Inc. on 07/08/2020. It is the #210 largest action in OFAC’s 1,052-entry enforcement chart and #12 of the 15 actions published that year.
What OFAC said
Inc. with Respect to Potential Civil Liability for Apparent Violations of Multiple Sanctions Programs Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon"), a Seattle, Washington-based company that provides retail, e- commerce, and digital services to millions of customers worldwide, has agreed to pay $134,523 to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of multiple OFAC sanctions programs.
Quoted verbatim from OFAC’s enforcement release — read the original.
The record
| Entity, as published by OFAC | Amazon.com, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Penalty / settlement amount | $134,523 |
| Date published by OFAC | 07/08/2020 |
| Aggregate penalties, settlements or findings | 1 |
| Rank among all published OFAC actions | #210 of 1,052 |
| Rank within 2020 | #12 of 15 |
| Share of 2020 penalty total | 0.6% |
| Base penalty | $134,523 |
| Voluntarily self-disclosed | Yes |
| OFAC egregiousness determination | Non-egregious |
| Sanctions programs named in the release | Iran, Cuba, Syria, North Korea, Ukraine/Crimea, Sudan |
Primary source
OFAC enforcement release: 20200708_amazon.pdf. This page adds no facts beyond that document and OFAC’s published penalty chart.
Other published actions involving this name
- Amazon.com, Inc. — $1,985.68 on 04/04/2003
Matched on the entity name OFAC published. Similar names do not always mean the same legal entity — check each release.
Comparable 2020 actions
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